Right now, local time in Sek’ot’a is 16:47 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sek’ot’a ranks #12276 worldwide by population and #73 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sek’ot’a — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.6306° N, 39.0347° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Amhara
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 50,300 · #12276 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sek’ot’a through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.63° S, 140.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 378 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 04:17 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sek’ot’a today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 4.8° from north (N (5°))
Full prayer timetable for Sek’ot’a — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sek’ot’a sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Sek’ot’a's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,209 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,295 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.63° N, 39.03° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:47 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:47 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:47 | −6h |
| London | 13:47 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:47 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:47 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:47 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:17 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:47 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:47 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:47 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:47 | +8h |
Best time to call Sek’ot’a
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sek’ot’a local time:
Cities sharing Sek’ot’a's time zone
Distances from Sek’ot’a
| Dubai | 2,209 km | NE (48°) |
| Mumbai | 3,681 km | ENE (74°) |
| Moscow | 4,797 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 5,248 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 5,566 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,241 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,968 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 10,128 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,133 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,868 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 12,823 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,295 km | NNW (336°) |
Cities near Sek’ot’a
FAQ
What time is it in Sek’ot’a right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sek’ot’a (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sek’ot’a in?
Sek’ot’a runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sek’ot’a observe daylight saving time?
Sek’ot’a does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sek’ot’a today?
Sek’ot’a sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sek’ot’a tonight?
The moon phase over Sek’ot’a tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sek’ot’a?
The antipode of Sek’ot’a — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.63° S, 140.97° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 378 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sek’ot’a?
Sek’ot’a lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sek’ot’a?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sek’ot’a, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.